My first one was Naruto. I was completely clueless about anime, then a friend showed me it(naruto was actually interesting at that time, and almost no fillers). Anyways from there on i tried out other animes, and here i am

Someone recommended it to me, I watched five minutes and thought it wasn't for me. About two hours later, I decided to give it another chance and at least finish the first episode, and by the end of the episode I was hooked!

My first anime (before I knew what 'anime' was) was Kiki's Delivery Service. I probably saw it between the age of 5 and 6 (around 1995/1996), and it was my favorite animated-movie for a long while because it seemed so different from other animations I was used to. I also idolized Kiki because I wanted to be a witch so that I could make magical concoctions and cast spells/hexes on those that bullied me.

Further down the road of life I discovered Studio Ghibli films (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind). I was probably between the age of 14 and 16, and I realized that I had favorite-ized anime without realizing it as a child (after learning that Kiki's Delivery Service and Pokémon were considered 'anime')

I've always averted my attention from the mainstream anime, as I loved to be different from my fellow peers, and loved discovering new, meaningful anime and drama.